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working someone's butt off

working someone's butt off is the present participle and gerund of work someone's butt off.

Meaning of work someone's butt off

Verb

work someone's butt off (third-person singular simple present works someone's butt off, present participle working someone's butt off, simple past and past participle worked someone's butt off)

  1. (Canada, US, slang, vulgar) Synonym of work someone's ass off.
    • Her son, Dominic, had been ranked third at the end of his junior year, but had “worked his butt off this year,” she said.2021 June 11, Stephanie Saul, quoting Melissa Borgioli, “Two Black Students Won School Honors. Then Came the Calls for a Recount.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Questions about working someone's butt off

What is working someone's butt off the present participle and gerund of?
Working someone's butt off is the present participle and gerund of work someone's butt off.

Words near working someone's butt off in the dictionary

  1. working sails
  2. working set
  3. working sets
  4. working someone's arse off
  5. working someone's ass off
  6. working someone's butt off
  7. working someone's tail off
  8. working stiff
  9. working stiffs
  10. working terrier
  11. working terriers

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